“A playful child, Laxmi enjoys playing dress up,” shares our medical partner, Possible. “When she grows up, Laxmi’s mother wishes she become a teacher since she is such an inquisitive girl.”
Laxmi is two years old, and lives with her two siblings and parents in Nepal. To support the family, her parents farm and produce food. However, farming is tough and the family only produces enough to make ends meet for eight months of the year.
Laxmi has painful abscesses on her body. One first appeared on her leg, but when it was treated two more appeared on her face and hand. They are causing Laxmi significant pain, and with open wounds like this there is a risk that she will contract a serious infection. Possible reports that, “for the last few days, Laxmi has had a fever and been bed ridden since.”
To make sure that the abscesses heal and don’t cause and further health problems, Laxmi requires a doctor to care for the wounds properly. In a simple treatment, doctors will make clean incisions in the abscesses to drain the pus. The doctors anticipate that after the procedure, “her fever will go down instantly and she can resume all her daily activities.”
With $220, Laxmi will receive treatment and be able to live more comfortably without pain or risk of infection.
“Had it not been for this hospital, I would have had to take loans and treat my child in private clinics,” shares Laxmi’s father. “I am assured the doctors here can cure my child.”
